Halroy Candis Williams[1] (born December 14, 1938)[2] is an American actor, best known for his recurring roles as Police Officer Smith ("Smitty") on Sanford and Son (1972–1976), Harley Foster on The Waltons (1973-1980), and as the patriarch Lester Jenkins, the husband of Marla Gibbs's character, on the NBC sitcom 227 which originally aired from 1985 until 1990.

Williams worked as a postal worker and corrections officer before moving to Hollywood to pursue an acting career in 1968.

Since then, Willams has appeared in movies such as Paul Schrader's Hardcore, Howard Zieff's Private Benjamin (he also portrayed the role of Sgt L.C.

"Ted" Ross in the television series of the same name), and Clint Eastwood's The Rookie.

Williams appeared as a guest star in the 3rd season, 24th episode of the television series, Kung Fu as a friend of Caine named Caleb.